The Quarantined Jazz Voyager

The Quarantined Jazz Voyager’s next selection for your listening pleasure comes from pianist Kenny Barron who released his Spirit Song. It is an album recorded in Brooklyn, New York at System Two between May 16–17, 1999 and released on the Verve Record label on February 8, 2000. Barron put together a stellar lineup of musicians on this date that was produced by Joanne Klein. All the compositions were composed by Kenny Barron except Billy Strayhorn’s Passion Flower and McCoy Tyner’s Passion Dance.

Track Listing | 64:56

1. The Pelican ~ 4:12 | 2. Spirit Song ~ 5:42 | 3. Um Beijo ~ 7:31 | 4. Passion Flower ~ 9:54 | 5. Passion Dance ~ 6:12 | 6. Sonja Braga ~ 6:25 | 7. The Question Is ~ 5:21 | 8. The Wizard ~ 7:59 | 9. Cook’s Bay ~ 7:05 | 10. And Then Again ~ 4:35 Personnel

• Kenny Barron – piano
• Eddie Henderson – trumpet (tracks 1–4 & 6–9)
• David Sánchez – tenor saxophone (tracks 1–9)
• Regina Carter – violin (tracks 3 & 4)
• Russell Malone – guitar (tracks 2, 8 & 10)
• Rufus Reid – bass (tracks 1–4 & 6–9)
• Billy Hart – drums (tracks 1–4 & 6–9)
• Michael Wall Grigsby – percussion (track 2)

Remain diligent my fellow voyagers in staying healthy, continue practicing social distancing, and don’t be so anxious to rush back to the new normal. It has been said that music soothes the savage beast, so listen to great music. I share that music to give you a little insight into the choices this voyager has made over the years during this sabbatical from jet setting investigations of jazz around the globe.

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